Research Projects
Bergin College is continually gathering and analyzing data relating to the dogs and their human counterpart. Data collection and analysis is often part of a student’s coursework at the College. Its faculty and staff continue to seek better, more in-depth and up-to-date information relating to its mission of “Advancing the human-canine partnership through research and education.”
In addition, the College works to track its graduates and their accomplishments to provide accurate information for incoming students about professional and career possibilities.
Please contact us if you would like information about our research on the following topics:
In addition, the College works to track its graduates and their accomplishments to provide accurate information for incoming students about professional and career possibilities.
Please contact us if you would like information about our research on the following topics:
Paws for Purple Hearts Project
Our Paws for Purple Hearts project builds on the time-honored tradition of soldiers assisting other soldiers. For more information go to PawsForPurpleHearts.org.
Teaching Dogs to ReadDr. Bergin’s innovative research on teaching dogs to read words demonstrates that a dog can recognize abstract symbols. The excitement of this discovery is only surpassed by the knowledge that reading networks areas in the dog’s mind. This networking ultimately leads to the dog’s increased ability to conceptualize, to think outside the box and to open new worlds of cognitive capability.
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Personalities
Researching how to discern dog personality types and utilize that knowledge to match humans and dogs has been a major focus of the College. A dog’s facial expressions, body dynamics and tail carriage and movement receive significant attention in our study of personalities. Since we know that dogs have distinct personalities that please or frustrate the people around them, our research enables us to identify the best pairing for a service dog team. For example, we match someone who is very social with a dog who shares similar social inclinations. This eliminates a potential frustration by matching the person with a dog who prefers less social interaction.
